Incredible close-up pictures of ice captured in minute detail on the streets of Moscow

Freeze frame: Incredible close-up pictures of ice captured in minute detail on the streets of MoscowThey were taken by Russian photographer Andrew Osokin in MoscowHe braved the cold using Nikon D-80 and D-90 cameras and
special lensesHe doesn't use a studio, just takes pictures of what he sees while walking

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19:10 GMT, 20 December 2012

These spell-binding pictures bring a whole new meaning to the term freeze frame.

They look like painstakingly carved ice art that even the most experienced sculptors would be proud of.

But take a cold, hard look and you will see they are in fact tiny natural ice formations, captured in minute detail.